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Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Why Did I Get Married? No. 1 at Box Office,
Same here. Some of this is based on what I take from his movies. "Diary of a
Mad Black Woman" is a very good movie. Sure, Medea's all over it, but
honestly what I remember most is the growing love between the l
Same here. Some of this is based on what I take from his movies. "Diary of a
Mad Black Woman" is a very good movie. Sure, Medea's all over it, but honestly
what I remember most is the growing love between the leads Sure, the evil Black
man abusing his wife--and her subsequent vengeance--are a bi
I agree totally that he is opening the door for others, hopefully, it
won't be for one type of film. My "bias" is based on what I have seen
in the past. so, I will keep an open mind.
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> i'm not as concerned about Perry's films as many of y'all are. I do
> understand
i'm not as concerned about Perry's films as many of y'all are. I do understand
the fear that a certain type of film will become the standard: that Hollywood
white and black will say "This is the formula" and produce countless clones.
Valid fear, 'cause God knows I still cringe at what happened a
Also worth noting...the movie that Perry topped this week was "The Gameplan"
-- a movie that nobody thought was going to be higher than a top 10 for the
season. The hit right now was supposed to be "The Kingdom".
On 10/16/07 8:20 PM, "Tracey de Morsella (formerly Tracey L. Minor)"
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I do not remember Spike lee's movies beating out the blockbusters by
almost doubling their take. This a major milestone in Black film. He
has surpassed Lee. --Not to negate the fact that Lee paved the way for
him and others.With Blacks representing 90% of the audience, it
seems that he i
agreed, well put
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From: Daryle <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Tyler Perry is the new Spike Lee. Nothing more, nothing less. Spike did
movies to get people talking and bring the community out. It worked.
If we're gonna be worried about a Black director's succes
I just want to add, that while I'm not a Perry fan, I do get a kick out
of the fact that he was not even on the radar of the analysts and yet he
topped the list. He's laughing all the way to the bank.
ravenadal wrote:
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> Tyler Perry's "Why Did I Get Married?" is number one at the box
> office,
Tyler Perry is the new Spike Lee. Nothing more, nothing less. Spike did
movies to get people talking and bring the community out. It worked.
If we're gonna be worried about a Black director's success making it hard
for more "serious" Black filmmakers...what about Tim Story?
On 10/16/07 8:07 PM, "
90% of the audiences were Black. I think his name carries weight in a
lot of circles of the African American community. Unfortunately, I fear
you are right in your prediction of a large volume of embarrassing Black
films that are similar to some of the books you refer to. I hope that
without
I have seen ³Why Did I Get Married². And I have seen ³I Think I Love My
Wife². I can¹t believe I¹m saying this, but Tyler Perry has done a better
film. Tyler has clearly learned from his own mistakes (this is a Madea-free
movie!) and has focused on what made his plays popular...the characters, the
I second this, all the way through, rave.
ravenadal <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Tyler Perry's "Why Did I Get
Married?" is number one at the box
office, taking in $21.4, almost twice as much as this weekend's No. 2
film, "The Game Plan."
While I wish Mr. Perry all the best, his success (t
Tyler Perry's "Why Did I Get Married?" is number one at the box
office, taking in $21.4, almost twice as much as this weekend's No. 2
film, "The Game Plan."
While I wish Mr. Perry all the best, his success (this is his third
number one at the box office) does not bode well for serious black
filmma
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